Cooperative Agreement L21AC10372

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science will receive $445,352 over three years from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to advance collections stewardship of large dinosaur bones from the Morrison Formation. The museum will repair, prepare, rehouse, and 3D scan significant specimens, including holotypes, to increase access for researchers and the public. Funding will also support purchasing 3D scanning equipment for large specimens. The project...

The U.S. Air Force awarded the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) a $726,922.54 Project Grant on April 2, 2024 under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) federal grant program. The funding will support the FY2024 Transporter Erector Route System Operations and Maintenance Program, which involves extraordinary snow removal, maintenance activities, and bridge projects for the Defense Access Road Program in Cascade County, Montana. MDT will administer the operations and...

The Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force awarded $174,806.23 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) on March 22, 2022 to the Montana Department of Transportation. The project grant funds the FY2022 Transporter Erector Route System Operations and Maintenance Program, administered by Cascade County, Montana. This program provides for the operation and maintenance of missile site roads, including extraordinary snow removal services, from...

The University of Washington received a three-year, two hundred thirty-three thousand three hundred seventeen dollar Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) beginning August 1, 2023. Through this award, the University will build a collaborative research program in eastern Montana spanning the first seven million years after the K-Pg mass extinction. A team of geologists and paleontologists will...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region awarded Rosebud County, Montana a $627,112 Project Grant under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant will fund construction of a new 3,900 square foot general aviation hangar at Forsyth Airport. The hangar will provide aircraft storage, maintenance, and service facilities to support the airport's...

This $779,220.83 federal Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), will enable the Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. to deliver a range of conservation and restoration services on public lands in Montana from 2025 to 2028. Key project elements include: constructing nearly 1.5 miles of new trail with 2 bridges, maintaining and rehabilitating 1 mile of existing Continental Divide...

The Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force awarded $171,101.78 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) to the Montana Department of Transportation on January 25, 2021. The funding supports the FY2021 Transporter Erector Route System Operations and Maintenance Program, administered by Cascade County, Montana. Through this project grant, Cascade County will provide for the operation and maintenance of missile site roads through September 30,...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region awarded a $9,087,940.79 Project Grant to the Montana Department of Transportation, a U.S. state government entity, to construct a 36,000 square foot terminal building that meets Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration, and American Disabilities Act design standards. The grant funds the sixth phase of the project, which includes 28.2% of architecture and design, 94.2% of...

This $742,149.54 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management under the Threatened and Endangered Species Program (CFDA 15.246), supports research and monitoring efforts for the Northern Long-Eared Bat (MYSE) in Montana. The key activities include: Characterizing the known distribution of MYSE in Montana Evaluating the USFWS survey methods and effort levels for MYSE, with a focus on atypical habitats Collecting long-term data to detect population changes due to...

This Project Grant award, valued at $604,702.50, was provided by the U.S. Air Force under the Highway Planning and Construction Program (CFDA 20.205) on December 23, 2024. The grant funds the FY2025 Transporter Erector Route System Operations and Maintenance Program, under which Cascade County in Montana will administer the operations and maintenance funds for the Defense Access Road Program per multiple established county agreements effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2028. This...